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  • Physiol. et Mor. ', 1839, p. 221; and the work by Prince Maximilian of Wied, which is well worthy of notice for the admirable ethnographical remarks in which it abounds, entitled' Reise in das Innere von Nordamerika '(1839).

    COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814

  • The country's first such was actually a German prince, William of Wied.

    It's Not Good to Be the King Thomas Vinciguerra 2011

  • Burkhart, whom Wied identified only as "Harry B" in keeping with German privacy laws, has not yet been questioned in the case and no arrest warrant has been issued for him.

    Los Angeles authorities charge German man over arson attacks 2012

  • On board as passengers were the German naturalist and early ethnographer, Prince Maximilian of Wied, and the Swiss painter Karl Bodmer.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • Burkhart is also under investigation in his home country of Germany for a house fire north of Frankfurt in October, days before he travelled to the US.The fire at the house, which belonged to the Burkhart family, has been ruled an arson, Marburg prosecutors' spokeswoman Annemarie Wied told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

    Los Angeles authorities charge German man over arson attacks 2012

  • On board as passengers were the German naturalist and early ethnographer, Prince Maximilian of Wied, and the Swiss painter Karl Bodmer.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • Less than a month later, Prince Maximilian of Wied was headed back down the Missouri River toward St. Louis, though the journey would take months.

    From the Rhine to the Wild West Stuart Ferguson 2011

  • On board as passengers were the German naturalist and early ethnographer, Prince Maximilian of Wied, and the Swiss painter Karl Bodmer.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • On board as passengers were the German naturalist and early ethnographer, Prince Maximilian of Wied, and the Swiss painter Karl Bodmer.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • The archbishop-elector of Cologne, Hermann von Wied

    Loss of Faith 2009

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